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The health unit says two substances — either light yellow and pink or light green — are being sold as the street-drug “down.”The health unit cautions that naloxone cannot reverse the effects of sedatives but it can help.reports five suspected fatal drug overdoses in March; data for April is not yet available. There were four suspected drug poisoning deaths in February.There were 78 suspected fatal drug poisonings in 2023, 19 more than in 2022.
The health unit says 90 per cent of ED visits were to the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, with nearly half occurring between 4 p.m. and midnight. The health unit advises that anyone who uses drugs, or knows someone who does, should take the following precautions: